Daily Archives: June 30, 2017

A female doctor was confirmed dead while at least five other hospital staffers were wounded after a gunman identified as doctor Henry Michael Bello, a former employee at the hospital, stormed Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center on Friday, gunning down at least the six staffers before taking his own life, a senior law enforcement officials revealed. 45-year-old Henry Bello was found dead ... Read More »

A former presidential adviser, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has accused the Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, of sending his aides to forcefully remove a Toyota Prado jeep in her Calabar residence while she was out of the country. The removal was the aftermath of an alleged diversion of relief materials sent by the National Commission for Refugees to the ... Read More »

A major casualty has resulted from the palaver between Etisalat Nigeria and its creditors-and that is the resignation of Keem Belo-Osagie, the company Chairman.The resignation is effective immediately. According to Etisalat, Belo-Osagie had planned to leave immediately the banks made the take-over move, he opted to tarry until a road map for the company was finalised. “The timing of the ... Read More »

Fellow Nigerians, let me say categorically that I’ve never seen a country where the citizens like to argue over every miniscule issue like Nigeria. We are a country of absolutism. Every now and then we just enjoy coming up with highfalutin theories out of the blues and everyone begins to recycle and regurgitate the mantra. Once upon a time, ... Read More »

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has described Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, as more of a treasury looter than a businessman. They also referred to him as a moral liability to the North. Dangote had on Wednesday described the Arewa youths who gave the quit notice to the Igbo as jobless youths seeking relevance. But in a swift ... Read More »

Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has always been known as the King of Cement, now, he may just become a big player in construction as he has recently launched AG Dangote Construction Company. The adventure of Dangote into construction was not done with any fanfare but was revealed during the discussion to begin the re-construction of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. ... Read More »

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has asked former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida to apologize to Nigerians first before leading any debate on restructuring. The former Edo State governor, who was represented by the General Secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers, Comrade Issa Aremu, at the 5th Triennial Delegates Conference of the Petroleum And Natural ... Read More »

Residents of Games Village Estate in Abuja on Thursday engaged in a war of words with the leader of the Lebanese community, Albert Alwan, for allegedly blocking the road to the estate with a container. The Lebanese community was said to have claimed a portion of the estate on which they reportedly wanted to build a church, but the residents ... Read More »

A lecturer with the Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese Ijebu, Dr Seyi Adu, has been indefinitely suspended by the college for allegedly having sex with a nursing student of the school, Mosunmola and allegedly impregnating her. The suspension was posted on a notice board at the administration block of the college, where the academic community was asked not ... Read More »